They took Tabqa hydroelectric dam as well as air base located 25 miles from Raqqa

The intelligence allowed the soldiers to work with the Syrian Democratic Forces in taking Tabqa dam, located on the Euphrates River, on March 21 with help from US Marines.

The Mail on Sunday reports that the firefight lasted for several hours and that, four days after taking the dam, SAS and SDF soldiers launched an assault against Tabqa air base with support from Apache helicopter gunships.

The air base is a strategically important asset which can be used by coalition forces to launch air raids from in an effort to take back Raqqa from ISIS – the caliphate’s capital city.

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